Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 6810, Daniel Easly, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va. _____
Easley, Daniel _____
S. 6810 _____
CONTENTS
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7161
North Carolina
Daniel Basly
of Albany Co in the State of N. Carolina who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Brant of the Regt. commanded by Col. Lawson in the Virginia militia for 2 years from 1781
Inserted in the Roll of North Carolina at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 25th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 day of March 1833 and sent to John D. Martin, Lawrenceville NC Arrears to the 25th of March 1833. $160.00 Pension allowance ending 1 Sept 1833. 40.00
$200.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Book E Vol. 1 Page 39
see letter 15 Apr 1833 to agent

State of South Carolina

Be it known that on this day personally appeared Daniel Early, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing application, and acknowledged that he executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed.
State of North Carolina, I, Daniel Early do hereby declare in my opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
State of North Carolina, I, Martin Pickett, clerk Aaron February 3 of the Superior Court of Law for said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Court in the matter of the application of Daniel Early for a pension -
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of office this the 14th day of September 1832 Martin Pickett C.L.C.

Send early, mean- ing you a pension
1891

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of June 7 th 1832.
State of South Carolina } Court of Pleas and quarter sessions Montgomery County } 3 October Term 1832
On this second day of October 1832 personally appeared in open court before the justice of the County Court of Montgomery now sitting Daniel Warly an resident of the County and State aforesaid in the eighty  seventy year of his age who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
That he enlisted in the Army of the United States on February 1776 under Captain Brown in Charlotte County in the State of Virginia in Col. Lawson's fourth Regiment of the Virginia line South Brigade and Stephens Division and that the term of service for which he enlisted was for two years. That some short time after his enlistment he was marched to Norfolk and was present at the burning of that town from thence he took shipping and was landed at the mouth of Elk River in Pennsylvania and afterwards joined Genl. Washington's main army which it was retreating through the Jerseys. That the first engagement he was in was at Trenton with the Hessian in which Washington's Army was victorious. That the next engagement he was in was at the battle of Princeton and so on until he was engaged at the battle of Germantown where Genl. Stephens was killed and his division was afterwards commanded by Marquis De La Fayette. That about this time his term of service had nearly expired and did expire in February 1778 and he received a full discharge from under the hands of Brigadier Genl. Scott from  now hands of at Valley Forge in Pennsylvania which discharge he put into the hands of Col. Paul

Currency on the first page of Virginia 1753 for the purpose of his taking steps to procure this after one pay for his services and that he has not done it since. That this application lived in Charlotte & Halifax Counties in the state of Virginia for above twenty years when he came into Montgomery County in this state where he has resided for the last thirty three years.
He hereby relinquishes any claim to a pension or annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn to and subscribed the day & month year aforesaid.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states.
I, B. M. Tucker Clerk of the County Court of pleas and quarter sessions for the County of Montgomery do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Daniel Easley for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand seal of office the 4 th day of October A.D. 1832.
B. M. Tucker

1901
Paul Gassly of North Carolina
Paul 2 years old
Mr. & Mrs. Gassly

BRIEF in the case of  Samuel Cook  in the State of  North Carolina  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Yes  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 78  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days. As a Gen.     In 1796 enlisted in the 4th Regt Infantry for 2 years Private General Cornwallis Major General Greene General Nathaniel Greene  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Wilmington, Guilford Court House, Cowpens, Guilford Court House  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Charlotte County, North Carolina  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? His own Declaration  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? No 
I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
J. Mason  July 25 1833 Examining Clerk.

Rev. and 1812 War Section. aw
May 20, 1924.
Mrs. Alfred Walker, 407 E. 5th St., Charlotte, N. C.
Madam;
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 6810 , it appears that Daniel Early enlisted in Charlotte County, Virginia in February 1776 and served as a private in Captain Brant's Company, Colonel Lawson's Virginia Regiment, he was in the battles of Trenton, Princeton, and Germantown, and served until in February 1778.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 13, 1832, while a resident of Montgomery County, North Carolina, aged seventy eight years.
There is no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

5265
North Carolina
David Easley
David Easley in the State of N. Carolina who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Capt. Bissett of the Reg't commanded by Col. Stevenson in the Virginia line for 3 Years
Entered on the Roll of N. Carolina at the rate of $1 - Dollars Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10th day of Sept. 1833 and sent to David Easley
Arrears to 14th of Sept 1832 $121.00 Pension allowance ending 14th Sept 33 $10.00
$131.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by N. H. Adkins Clerk Book D Vol. 8 Page 29
Mistake - 2 of the name - See letter Oct. 29. 1834 to P. Agt.

1901
Paul Early & North Carolina

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? Yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness has such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
†QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
†QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
Paul Easty further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal?

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service?
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
[Handwritten signature]
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

Memoranda
Int. Huske
Haydenville
1 Sept 1833.
Recd. vol. 15
Da ge 96.

War Department
Pension Office
1 st April 1833.
Sir,
On reporting the list of Pensioners to your office, the name David Easley has been reported instead of Daniel Easley. You will please make the necessary alteration.
I am
Sir
Respectfully yours.
John Clarke Esq. Q.A.S.B.B Fayetteville A.C

Rev. and 1913 Wars Section.
February 23, 1924.
Fay Oliver, 380 Lafayette St., Jefferson City, Mo.
Madam;
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 6810, it appears that Daniel Easly resided in Charlotte and Halifax Counties, Virginia. He enlisted in Charlotte County, Virginia, and was allowed pension, for two years service as a private in the Virginia Troops, on his application executed September 13, 1832, while a resident of Montgomery County, North Carolina, aged seventy eight years.
There is no data on file as to his family.
Owing to a lack of clerical force, available for such a purpose, only two reports are furnished each inquirer.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

Dr. N. H. Rankin Cleveland, Tennessee
November 21st, 1925.
Pension Bureau, Rev. Section, Washington, D. C. Gentleman:
Will you please send me the Pension statement of Perrin Cardwell, Private, Virginia Line, Pension June 26th, 1833, age 70 years. Also Daniel Easley's record in the Virginia Line. Please give name of wife and children. Will appreciate this very much.
Sincerely Yours,
Agnes Rankin.
Address-Mrs. N. H. Rankin, Box #513 Cleveland, Tennessee.
P. S. Received pension in Knoxville Tennessee for Perrin Cardwell. B. G. R.

407 E 5 th St Charlotte N.C.
Revolutionary War Pension Dept Washington D.C.
Gentlemen...
Please send me what data you have of Daniel Easley v. 1754 who enlisted from Charlotte County Virginia and who served in Capt. Brant's Company, Col. Lawson's Reg. Scott's Brigade - I wish

This pension statement to prove my eligibility to membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution Society as Daniel Easley is my ancestor -
Very Truly Yours Anna J. Walker
Mrs. Alfred Walker 407 E. 5th St Charlotte NC

Rev. way
6387
INVALID.
Duplicate See File 6810
File No. 6387
5 Nov 1861
100th Regt. Pa. Inf.
Act: June 15 1862
Index:—Vol. 1st , Page 108
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Rev. way
6810
INVALID.
File No. 6810
100th Regt. Pa. Inf.
100th Regt. Pa. Inf.
Act: June 15 1862
Index:—Vol. 1st , Page 108
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Blue Gray
✓ INVALID.
File No. 6810
James Irvine
Act: ...
Index:—Vol. 11 , Page 108
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1924 Oct 23 1st to Geo. Clive See letter in James Irvine S. 4/9/22 1924 May 20 - 11th to Mrs. Alfred Walker 1926 Jan 26 " " Mrs. H. H. Rankin

10/19/131
Daniel Early
Montgomery County
North Carolina
from 1776 private 2 years. p 80.
John P. Martin Clk
Montgomery County Court
N. Carolina

BRIEF in the case of  Daniel Early  of  Montgomery Co  in the State of  North Carolina  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? a Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 78  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.  
Entered In 17 96     2 Private Genl Brant Col Sumter  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Spartanburg, Pinhook, Germantown, Charlotte Co. V.  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Charlotte Co. V. 
 7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary Evidence  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? None 
X  Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
D. G. Castor
Examining Clerk.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Eason, Cyrus GRADE Fifer LINE Massachusetts
WARRANT NUMBER 4099 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Feb. 22, 1790 to Richard Platt
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.